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Tue, 17 May 2016
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Jack Chambers
471. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will allow a person (details supplied) to continue involvement in a community employment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9584/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Social Welfare Benefits
Jack Chambers
516. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Social Protection if emergency or discretionary entitlements are available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9961/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Central Statistics Office Staff
Jack Chambers
602. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure a public sector worker (details supplied) is granted the incremental credits due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10166/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Services
Jack Chambers
652. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to ensure a person (details supplied) is granted an appointment with a surgeon; why a scheduled appointment was deferred without explanation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9465/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospitals Data
Jack Chambers
715. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries performed over the past five years by hospital by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9779/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospitals Data
Jack Chambers
716. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries scheduled for the next year by hospital and by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9780/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Medicinal Products Prices
Jack Chambers
737. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the huge differences in prices different pharmacists are able to charge for the same prescription medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9876/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Procedures
Jack Chambers
772. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries cancelled in emergency departments as a result of overcrowding protocols for each of the years 2014 to 2016, to date, by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10068/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Road Safety Strategy
Jack Chambers
1125. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the initiatives he is taking to promote safer cycling and to inform cyclists of the newly introduced penalty system for dangerous cycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9704/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Hospitals Data
Jack Chambers
71. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of beds available for organ transplant procedures in hospitals; the number of transplant procedures cancelled because of a shortage of beds, by hospital, over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9269/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Organ Donation Data
Jack Chambers
72. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to set down by hospital and in tabular form the number of organs donated for transplant that were unused due to no bed being available to facilitate the procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9270/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Jack Chambers
152. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health when the new Corduff health care centre will open in County Dublin; the number of persons who will be employed there; how persons can apply for these jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8874/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Jack Chambers
163. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of the opening of the primary care centre in Corduff in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8961/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
Jack Chambers
203. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health why a place in a nursing home for a person (details supplied) was cancelled at the last minute; if he will find another place for the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9125/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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School Catchment Areas
Jack Chambers
238. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are enough school places available for entry to primary schools in the Carpenterstown area of County Dublin; if the area is one of the areas experiencing increased demographic pressure as termed in response to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 21 April 2016; if she will consider establishing another school to cater for the demographic needs in the Carpenterstown area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8843/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Water Services Data
Jack Chambers
288. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the capital investment in water services and water leakages, by local authority, in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8812/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
Jack Chambers
8. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance how much of the announced Ireland Strategic Investment Fund's €500 million home building finance joint venture with an investment firm (details supplied) has been drawn down as at 31 March 2016; how many housing units will be constructed as a result of the drawdown to date; the average interest rate which applies to the loans drawn down to date; the interest rate that will apply to future drawdowns; when the funding will be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8588/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Mental Health Services Funding
Jack Chambers
52. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the allocation of funding for mental health services over the past five years; if he has changed the allocation for 2016 and the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8594/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Health Services Staff Data
Jack Chambers
53. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in community-based health services in Dublin 15, excluding hospitals, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8595/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Hospital Staff Data
Jack Chambers
54. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health for the number of vacancies in all hospitals, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8596/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Mental Health Services Report
Jack Chambers
55. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health his ongoing initiatives to ensure the Vision for Change document is implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8597/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Mental Health Services Data
Jack Chambers
56. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for patients for all psychiatric services, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8598/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Mental Health Services Data
Jack Chambers
57. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for patients for a consultation with a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a psychotherapist, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8599/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Medical Card Applications
Jack Chambers
58. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the medical card scheme. [8600/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements
Jack Chambers
110. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedure required for foreign nationals who need to be able to drive as part off their work but who do not hold an Irish driving licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8601/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Community Employment Schemes Funding
Jack Chambers
62. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why she cut funding for the Blanchardstown Centre for the Unemployed community employment scheme; the nature of the cut; if she will reverse this decision to protect the 26 persons employed there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8293/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Employment Rights
Jack Chambers
133. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on families who employ au pairs, following a recent ruling by the Workplace Relations Commission; if he will address concerns raised by families who have indicated that they will be no longer able to afford to employ au pairs; if he will a establish a cultural exchange programme to au pairs operating here, as is in place in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8232/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
Jack Chambers
329. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8386/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Garda Remuneration
Jack Chambers
40. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason rent allowance has been removed from young gardaí; if she will consider reinstating this allowance to help new members of the force; the amount it costs to operate this allowance; the amount that has been saved by cutting this allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7846/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Garda Remuneration
Jack Chambers
41. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will restore pay for gardaí and end the two-tier pay system, where new members of the force are paid on a different scale to other members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7847/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Jack Chambers
60. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will refund a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who purchased medical equipment under the drug repayment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7856/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Respite Care Grant Eligibility
Jack Chambers
61. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if respite support will be granted to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [7857/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Home Help Service Eligibility
Jack Chambers
62. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if an application for home care hours will be granted to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7. [7858/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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School Curriculum
Jack Chambers
114. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers and schools that signed up for the new training scheme for the reformed junior cycle system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7978/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Student Grant Scheme
Jack Chambers
115. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will permit third level students who take up Quality and Qualifications Ireland courses through the Central Applications Office system to avail of Student Universal Support Ireland grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7979/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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School Enrolments
Jack Chambers
116. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills is she will confirm that there are sufficient school places for entry to primary schools in the Carpenterstown area of Dublin 15 to meet current demographic demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7980/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Jack Chambers
117. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider not proceeding with proposed changes to the way in which children with special educational needs in schools are assessed, following the conclusion of the pilot scheme; if there is opposition to the proposed changes; the consultation process that took place prior to the commencement of the pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7981/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Airport Development Projects
Jack Chambers
153. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the viewing area and facility that will be retained as part of the newly proposed runway system at Dublin Airport; if this area and facility will be available as part of the runway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7854/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Community Employment Schemes Administration
Jack Chambers
48. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the policy changes she has initiated in respect of community employment schemes in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6948/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Community Employment Schemes Administration
Jack Chambers
49. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why some members of the public who are over 55 years of age have been granted extensions to their participation in community employment schemes while others who are also over 55 years of age have had their community employment schemes terminated, given that they believe this is below the five years that they expected when they signed up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6949/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Jack Chambers
50. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in, and the location of, community employment schemes in Dublin 15 in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6950/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Public Sector Pensions
Jack Chambers
51. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to address the anomaly whereby those who must retire from the public sector at 65 years of age do not receive a pension until they reach 66 years of age and instead receive dole payments in the intervening months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6951/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Property Tax Administration
Jack Chambers
70. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance to initiate a working group to address the issue of persons in private estates or apartments having to pay full management fees and property tax on their net income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6941/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Tax Avoidance
Jack Chambers
119. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the measures he will take to ensure all Irish registered companies comply with tax laws, given the release of the Panama papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6946/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Traffic Management
Jack Chambers
139. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to convene a meeting between Fingal County Council and Dublin County Council to address the traffic issues at the Ashtown gate in the Phoenix Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6943/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Traffic Management
Jack Chambers
140. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works plans to provide a pedestrian crossing in the Phoenix Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6944/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Traffic Management
Jack Chambers
141. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Office of Public Work's policy on the closure of a road in the middle of the Phoenix Park during the summer time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6945/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Building Regulations
Jack Chambers
151. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a fire safety certificate has been obtained for a building (details supplied) in Dublin 8 following its refurbishment and if a fire safety certificate is required for this building under the Building Control Regulations, 1997 to 2015; if the Office of Public Works has special exemption to make alterations to a building and thus not require a fire safety certificate; what the consequences are for not properly obtaining a fire safety certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7233/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Company Law
Jack Chambers
160. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation why there is no forensic accountant at the office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; his plans to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6938/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Company Law
Jack Chambers
161. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to extend or make permanent the exemption contained in section 279 of the Companies Act which allows companies that are incorporated in Ireland but are on the stock exchange in the US not to have to file financial statements under International Financial Reporting Standards Protocol if they have filed under the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Protocol of the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6939/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Employment Rights
Jack Chambers
337. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on families using au pairs following a recent ruling by the Workplace Relations Commission; if she will address concerns raised by families who have indicated they will no longer be able to afford to employ au pairs; if she will apply a cultural exchange programme to au pairs operating here as is in place in other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6975/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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HSE Waiting Lists
Jack Chambers
567. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for occupational health services in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6959/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy
Jack Chambers
568. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the waiting times in processing applications for speech and language therapists in the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6961/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Jack Chambers
569. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for processing applications for orthodontist services in the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6962/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Jack Chambers
570. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in community-based health services in Dublin 15, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6963/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Community Care Provision
Jack Chambers
571. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health why a community unit (details supplied) in Dublin 7 has been closed for a number of years when it could provide appropriate step-down services for those in hospital beds; if he will re-open the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6964/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Hospitals Data
Jack Chambers
572. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the public hospital work tendered to private hospitals over the past five years, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6965/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Hospitals Data
Jack Chambers
573. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the type of public hospital work and specialties that have been tendered to private hospitals, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6966/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Hospitals Data
Jack Chambers
574. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status, including policy, of the tendering of public work to private hospitals; if all the work has been publicly tendered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6967/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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National Children's Hospital Status
Jack Chambers
575. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health when building will commence on the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6968/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Hospital Facilities
Jack Chambers
576. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the considerations he has given to access for ambulances at the new maternity hospital to be built at the site of Connolly Blanchardstown Hospital in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6969/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions
Jack Chambers
577. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to establish a working group to investigate claims of sexual harassment of junior female doctors in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6970/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Hospital Food
Jack Chambers
578. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if vending machines in hospitals contravene a healthy food initiative; if he will increase the cost of goods sold in vending machines in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6971/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Jack Chambers
579. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to include tuberculosis under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6972/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Hospitals Discharges
Jack Chambers
580. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the details of all delayed discharge patients who no longer need to be in hospital but who do not have appropriate accommodation and so must remain in hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6973/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Teachers' Remuneration
Jack Chambers
655. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher who resumes working, having previously worked prior to the introduction of the 2011 new entrants pay scales, and then worked abroad, can qualify for the old pay scale or must start again on the new scale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6955/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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School Funding
Jack Chambers
710. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on opening a gap in the fencing between a shopping centre and a school (details supplied) to allow permeability which is what families and businesses in the community desire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6979/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Jack Chambers
711. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants operating in schools in Dublin 15 in each of the past five school years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6980/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Student Grants Data
Jack Chambers
712. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students availing of a third level maintenance grant, by constituency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6981/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Student Grant Scheme Waiting Times
Jack Chambers
713. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average waiting time for payment of third level maintenance grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6982/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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School Accommodation Provision
Jack Chambers
714. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of an autism spectrum disorder unit at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; why no work has taken place at this site since October 2015; when the unit will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6983/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Housing Adaptation Grant
Jack Chambers
749. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why persons who need housing adaptation grants have to wait approximately six months on average to have an occupational therapist conduct the assessment, which delays the processing of the grant; if he will accelerate the processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6960/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Water Services Funding
Jack Chambers
794. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the capital investment in water services and water leakages, by local authority, over the last 15 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6940/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Water Charges
Jack Chambers
795. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the justification for Irish Water charging a flat charge of €125 on second homes; his views on the way in which the imposition of a flat charge encourages water conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6942/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Water Conservation Grant Expenditure
Jack Chambers
112. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of administering the water conservation grant; the number of households that have applied and received the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6079/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Jack Chambers
121. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department issued letters encouraging social protection recipients to use banks and financial institutions instead of post offices to receive payments; her views on whether this action is undermining the post office network; if she will respond to concerns raised by persons who wish to continue to use their post office in this regard; the progress being made by the two working groups established to implement the recommendations issued by the post office network business development group report (Bobby Kerr report); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6189/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Jack Chambers
122. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if, in the case of an Irish citizen who returns from another European country after being abroad for two years and becomes homeless, the provision of a bed and breakfast address will qualify the person to apply for rent allowance or jobseeker’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6190/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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National Internship Scheme Data
Jack Chambers
123. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants in the JobBridge scheme who secured employment with the firm or department in which they worked as part of the scheme; the number who were not offered work following the completion of their JobBridge placement; her views on whether the JobBridge scheme is a success; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6191/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Ministerial Meetings
Jack Chambers
155. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance if he has met officials from a company (details supplied) and discussed certain issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6023/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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NAMA Assets Sale
Jack Chambers
176. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential properties his Department plans or expects will be sold by the National Asset Management Agency in 2016 as individual units and-or as part of larger portfolios comprising several units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6215/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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NAMA Assets Sale
Jack Chambers
177. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential units the National Asset Management Agency sold in 2015; the number that were sold as part of portfolios; his views on the sale of large portfolios to vulture funds, given the current housing shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6216/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Additional Voluntary Contributions
Jack Chambers
178. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance if he will allow persons who have made additional voluntary contributions and have drawn down 30% of the fund value, to draw down the remaining 70%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6217/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Public Sector Pensions
Jack Chambers
216. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to roll out a new early retirement package for those in the public sector who are over 50 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6223/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Ministerial Advisers Remuneration
Jack Chambers
217. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent by Ministers and Ministers of State on special advisers, special press advisers, and other types of ministerial advisers in each of the years 2013 to 2015. [6224/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Coroners Service
Jack Chambers
391. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for a case to be heard at the Dublin Coroners Court; the reason for such a long delay; if it relates to a shortage of coroners; the status of efforts to replace a coroner who has retired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6210/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Prisoner Discipline
Jack Chambers
392. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of attacks by prison inmates on prison officers in prisons from 1 January 2013 to 2016 to date; the nature of injuries sustained in the attacks; the duration of time the prison officer spent out of work as a result of the attack; the details of compensation paid out to injured prison officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6211/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Garda Retirements
Jack Chambers
393. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who retired from An Garda Síochána in 2015, by rank; the number of gardaí who will be eligible for retirement in 2016, by rank; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6212/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Garda Deployment
Jack Chambers
394. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based and the number of newly graduated gardaí allocated over the past five years, by Garda Síochána station, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6213/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Garda Equipment
Jack Chambers
395. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the automated number plate recognition system has been removed entirely; her plans to restore it; if it is in use by any Garda Síochána vehicles; the number of same; her plans to increase the number of Garda Síochána vehicles using the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6214/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Appointments to State Boards
Jack Chambers
558. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the process for board appointments at the new Health Service Executive hospital trust; if positions on the trust were filled internally or publicly advertised; the organisational structure of the trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6080/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Alcohol Pricing
Jack Chambers
559. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to introduce minimum unit pricing on alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6081/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Hospital Services
Jack Chambers
560. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of funding for bone density tests in Connolly Hospital in Dublin 15; the waiting time for this test in each Health Service Executive area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6082/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Hospital Services
Jack Chambers
561. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries cancelled in every hospital in each month over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6083/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Hospital Services
Jack Chambers
562. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the policy regarding the cancellation of elective procedures in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6084/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors
Jack Chambers
563. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he has monitored and tracked the number of non-consultant hospital doctors in the hospital system to achieve maximum retention; the number of these doctors who were formally but are not now working in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6085/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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General Practitioner Services
Jack Chambers
564. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the percentage and number of general practitioners who have signed up to the free general practitioner cards for the under sixes scheme, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6086/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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General Practitioner Services
Jack Chambers
565. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who have withdrawn from the free general practitioner care for the under sixes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6087/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Jack Chambers
566. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the timeline for further plans to roll out free general practitioner care in the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6088/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Medical Card Data
Jack Chambers
567. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards in existence in the health service, by month, over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6089/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Health Promotion
Jack Chambers
568. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he has established a working group on the proposal to introduce a sugar tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6090/16]